http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us The valerian plant, part of the valerianaceae family, is an indigenous species native to Europe and Asia but it has been naturalized in America thanks to its now well recognized tranquilizing, relaxing and sedative properties which are of great assistance... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14817828-valerian-will-help-you-avoid-sleepless-nights health-news Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:14:11 -0700 Story video The bill, which appears to have bipartisan support, attempts to detour around the federal Criminal Code prohibition against aiding a suicide by focusing exclusively on health care and the administration of justice, which are provincial responsibilities. noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14795123-quebec-tables-euthanasia-bill health-news Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:48:55 -0700 Watch Watch Watch The proposal was the centrepiece of a report entitled Dying with Dignity that was tabled in March, 2012. It was prepared by a non-partisan select committee that consulted widely on the issue. The opposition Liberal Party has... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14789870-quebec-to-table-bill-legalizing-medically-supervised-euthanasia health-news Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:19:23 -0700 Video   for The Globe and Mail Editorial cartoon That's the pertinent and brave question being asked by Parti Quebecois Health Minister Rejean Hebert, himself a physician. A variation of that question should be asked all across Canada. Mr. Hebert's... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14789553-health-age-cost-at-least-quebecs-asking health-news Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:14:31 -0700 New research from McMaster University may offer some hope for the parents of children with fatal Tay-Sachs disease. The work points to drugs that may help mitigate the symptoms of the genetic condition, which kills sufferers while they are still... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14762081-canadian-research-suggests-drug-options-to-mitigate-symptoms-of-deadly-taysachs health-news Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:36:32 -0700 Jun 05 2013 It's frustrating to read yet another story of the process of developing a potential new medical treatment derailed by the current infrastructure of quackery that we have in this and other countries. This is one of the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14747229-gyrostim-and-the-infrastructure-of-quackery health-news Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:46:28 -0700 The Canadian province is focusing on agribusiness, infrastructure, information technology, especially mobile applications, and health care, Investissement Quebec European business development chief Hugo T. Lacroix told EFE. "Spain has companies with much value added, experience and potential... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14744631-canadian-province-seeks-to-attract-european-investors health-news Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:08:10 -0700 Published June 04, 2013 LiveScience A type of brain surgery appears to be a relatively effective treatment for people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) who have not responded to other treatments, a new study suggests. In the study, nearly... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14739321-brain-surgery-is-an-option-for-patients-with-severe-ocd-study-suggests health-news Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:48:42 -0700 Months after Canadian provinces and territories agreed to buy six widely prescribed generic drugs in bulk with an eye toward saving $100-million, a new study warns that bulk purchasing of pharmaceuticals can result in poorer health outcomes. Researchers at the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14577660-bulk-drug-buys-could-be-bad-for-health-study-says health-news Thu, 09 May 2013 08:35:07 -0700 EDT Canada is the only country in the western world where newborn screening is not a universal standard of care, says Maureen Adamson, president and CEO of Cystic Fibrosis Canada...In fact, we should be ashamed of the contempt we show... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14572880-babies-deserve-better-than-canadas-lamentable-screening-record health-news Wed, 08 May 2013 16:55:47 -0700 Health Canada is warning that the cancer drug Avastin has been linked in rare cases to necrotizing fasciitis, the so-called flesh eating disease. The agency says in Canada, two cases of necrotizing fasciitis have been seen in people using Avastin... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14531206-cancer-drug-avastin-linked-to-2-cases-of-flesheating-disease-health-canada health-news Thu, 02 May 2013 09:36:56 -0700 Men at high risk for heart disease might reduce their "bad" cholesterol by eating a heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, even if they don't lose weight, a small new study suggests. The study included 19 men, aged 24 to 62, with metabolic... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14525547-mediterranean-diet-benefits-heart-even-without-weight-loss-study health-news Wed, 01 May 2013 15:46:26 -0700 The Globe and Mail Last updated Tuesday, Apr. 30 2013, 5:52 PM EDT (Design Pics/Thinkstock) When it became clear that Mary Carroll had only a few days to live, she was transferred from a sprawling hospital to a nine-bed palliative-care... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14517424-work-needed-to-improve-endoflife-care-report-suggests health-news Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:02:42 -0700 Cinnamon, which is generally an appreciated spice for its good taste when added to certain foods, definitely seems to have much more going in its favor than simply pleasing your taste buds. It's a potent anti-bacterial and anti-fungal medicinal herb... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14473753-what-you-should-know-about-cinnamon-and-how-it-can-help-you health-news Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:28:22 -0700 State inks pact with Quebec govt, looks at healthcare tie-ups '+google_ads[i].line2 +'  '+google_ads[i].line3 + ' After almost five years of discussion to build a bilateral relationship, the state health department on Monday entered into an official agreement with the privincial... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/11411318-state-inks-pact-with-quebec-govt-looks-at-he political-news Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:30:35 -0800